“I found out she really loves the lights, and when my sister and her granddaughter moved in with me, that was all she could talk about,” Bennett smiled. “She really loves the lights and has trouble expressing emotions. So whenever I put these up, she has something to look forward to and she instantly is happy.”

Bennett’s light creation is one of many houses part of The Livingston Daily's annual Livingston County Light Tour. The Livingston County Light Tour is compiled each year by the newspaper as a way to highlight the best and brightest local displays to visit.

Bennett has participated in the Light Tour for several years now and has continued to add to his Christmas decor collection.

He isn’t sure how many strands of lights he puts up each year, but he can list everything he puts up for decorations.

It takes Bennett 10 hours alone just to get the Santa sleigh and reindeer on his roof.

“I built that from scratch,” he said, noting he also made the candy canes as well. “It looks pretty cool, and the community absolutely loves it.”

While Bennett’s main motivation behind his hard work stems from his great-niece, he also loves the community reaction.

“Karma Reel (Bennett's great-niece) asks me all of the time when my Christmas Wonderland will be up. And once it’s complete, she will just sit and look at the lights for hours,” Bennett said. “It’s what I look forward to each year — her reaction and happiness. However, I don’t do just do it for her but the whole community because it give them something to look forward to.”

Bennett said people will return each year to see his display and thank him for all of his hard work.

“Putting it all together seems endless at first, but once it’s done and up and running, it’s the best feeling to see the reactions,” he said, noting his electric bill will jump $200 during the holidays.

In addition to his decorations, Bennett and his ex-wife dress up as Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus and sit outside every Sunday passing out hot chocolate and candy canes for the little kids.

“We even will take photos if they want,” Bennett said.

The two sit out every Sunday leading up to Christmas from 6-8 p.m.

“I think we all have a little kid in us, and this gets everyone in the Christmas spirit,” Bennett said.